live from washington, this is bbc news. in a defiant statement, iran's supreme leader claims the us did not accomplish anything significant with its strikes on the country's nuclear facilities. but the trump administration insists that the us strikes did cause severe damage to iran's nuclear programme. the british prime minister, sir keir starmer, looks set to cave into labour rebels and scrap plans for an overhaul of the welfare system thank you for joining us. president trump has called for democrats to face charges, accusing them, without evidence, of leaking information after the us strikes on iran. president trump wrote

on his social media platform: the president is referencing a preliminary intelligence assessment that was leaked to the press this week. it suggested the us strikes had set back iran's nuclear program by only a matter of months. on thursday, defense secretary pete hegseth pushed back strongly, providing new evidence of what he called a "historically successful attack." this briefing from the secretary of defence pete access we got a lot of detail. it was a longer briefing. a lot of detail about what the attack on the we can involve but not a lot of detail about the results of that attack. so what we know is that america dropped these huge bunker busting bombs on three sides, much of the effort was focused on the fordo complex. we know if those bombs hit exactly where the americans wanted them to. we know a

tunnel deep into the ground and detonated. but what we do not know is that the impact that had. we did not know if the centrifuges at fordo were completely destroyed and crucially we do not know whether the 400 or so kilos of enriched uranium that the iranians have and would need to make a nuclear bomb, we do not know if they were destroyed. so i think we're going to have continued debate about this. this afternoon, we had this briefing from a senior intelligence officials to senators on capitol hill. we heard from the director of the cia and also the defence secretary, again, and if there were some interesting comments from some of the senators coming out after that and as you might expect, divided pretty much along partisan lines. republican senators say, look, they were confident that those iranian facilities had been completely obliterated. on

the other hand, some democratic senators saying they did not think the programme had been sent back by more than a few months, as was said in that link classified report yesterday. and we also had an interesting comment from some its of senators confirming that they did not think that the enriched uranium, there's 400 or so kilos, were part of the target and many of the republican senators, even though they said the operation had been successful, they stressed that iran still would have the same ambitions and it was something that both america and israel was going to have to be concerned about in the future. the house of representatives will receive is classified briefing on the run strike on friday. -- iran. senators got that classified briefing tomorrow. members of the house... sorrow, you got it

today and yourself will get it tomorrow. are you happy and satisfied without information has flowed to yourselves, the elective representatives? sure, i mean one thing that is important is because you just had a discussion about the media, about the information available for the media to discuss publicly and you have to understand why this information is classified. it is classified because this is an ongoing military conflict, and ongoing military issue. the ayatollah ali khamenei is in hiding because of the fact that this was a military conflict. this information is classified because there are lives at risk, lives at stake. this has had severe and significant consequences so as we do these assessments and take a look at the issues and try to

understand how this affects both policy, this affects both our actions and what actions israel will be taking. some of these aspects even how we learn these answers are no upper public discussions among journalists. as we go behind closed door as policy makers and department of defence and intelligence communities present information to the president to receive this information. now what we do know obviously is the president took historic actions. many presidents had this information in front of them that iran was on its way to becoming a nuclear weapon states, many presidents made the statement that they were not going to allow iran to become estate that have a nuclear weapon. the president made the decision that he was going to take this step of taking military action to do so. this is a military

action that has been planned over a decade. you heard the chief of staff say so. being a member of these committees, i have been in many rooms where this has been discussed. it was not planned on a midnight. this was something that has been significantly contemplated and they understand both these weapons systems and the facilities they are going into and the consequences of other goals and objectives are going to bed... just to jump in on that exact point that you are making. the objective was achieved. just to jump in on the point. you have a lot of experience as you have said on these matters. should members of congress been more linkedin on what was happening here? i'm not asking about the media, i am asking about you yourself, who was elected by the american people because this was a major

decision. i think the decision is of the president's to make and this instance as he did make it, as it would have been for other presidents who have been in this situation, as we have had along the way and if this instance with respect to iran and israel. this was... there is a rule for congress in these kind of conflicts. i believe you asked me the question if you like to answer it you can. this was a conflict that was ongoing where is your diminish the capability of hezbollah, the capabilities of the houthi, the air capability of iran had been diminished. iran were vulnerable at a time when also they were getting closer to having the capabilities of nuclear weapons

so it was also very ripe and they were very vulnerable. so what should happen next, congressman? we heard from the white house that steve witkoff is in contact with potential mount gox with iran. iran think that is not the case. what happens now. -- potential talks. there would be the possibility of additional tax if iran does not step forward for talks. i think there will be negotiations and discussions and they will include iran, the united states and israel. the goal being a piece that can have a secure and sovereign and safe israel, with also having the opportunity to ensuring iran does not continue to seek to become a militarised nuclear state and that has been the goal over several presidents. a

republican perspective. for a democrat perspective. we had something from the white house at the press missing that ratified information may not be shared with lawmakers because of that had been a leak of the early assessment of what happened. what do you make of that? yes, we cannot keep from congress intelligence nor can we mislead the american people in terms of what happened. we have to shoot straight and the president needs to shoot straight and people have to trust us and this process. so hopefully that does not happen. that congress continues to get the intelligence briefings that it needs to make informed decision and that the american people can trust what we're saying what the president is saying. on that intelligence are spoke earlier to a former national manager for iran in

the office of the director of national intelligence. can you help us understand what goes into putting together a comprehensive intelligence assessment on strikes like the one we saw the us carry out on the weekend? good evening. the intelligence collection package and analysis package is complicated. it involves multiple different elements. it involves not just human, technical sources, seeking collection, geospatial collection imagery but it involves analysis from expertise having to do without explosives work under services. that might not be apparent above ground. that is critical for understanding the damage at fordo. this type of analysis and collection does not roll forward very quickly. it takes a lot of data, a lot of time and also a lot of discussion among analysts and even with partners to ensure people are considered the various

perspectives and that is why it was so unwise looking at that initial report as being anything close to being conclusive but as we have seen over time, the damage done to iran's nuclear programme has indeed been devastating. what about the stockpile of enriched uranium. there are questions about what happened stop are you confident us intelligence does have a good idea of what has happened to this uranium? three points. first, there is no conclusive evidence that such stockpile exists. the president of the united states and has stated that excess, the secretary of defence has that he sees no intelligent it exists. indeed all we have is an unconfirmed report from two israelis unnamed officials that such a thing has occurred. but that the facility from which it would have come was watched very closely and it had been moved, you should have high confidence that we would have a good idea where it would be.

but let's pull that thread a little more. if they were indeed a secret facility that held such stockpile, you have to ask two questions. first, why was it not struck by these rallies and the americans? secondly, what are these really in the americans are talking about it right now? this is a question of why this is not an issue and this may undercut that idea. however, it is reasonable to think that they may be some amount of enriched material in iran and therefore it is critical the international atomic and a get its eyes on any enriched material stockpile and any centrifuge part and other aspects of the run nuclear enterprise and places under surveillance. -- iran. how weekend do you see iran and the supreme leader after this 12 day war? there is no question the country has not been this fragile since 1988. there is no

question the regime has been terribly weakened. they have no air defence which means not only do the israelis under the skies but buildings and bridges that they can bring down whatever they wish except now there is a ceasefire but there is no evidence of major unrest yet and therefore the regime strategy must be to reorganise, survive and develop some sort of way to reset deterrence. i would look for the regime to purchase a defence capacity from the chinese or the russians and also some way to develop an asymmetric capability to strike back to in the future so they can reset deterrence but this would take time for this reason i do see the iranians breaking the ceasefire in the near term. one question about the path forward, we have heard that the trump administration might be considering various options in negotiations and one would allow iran to access billions

from the middle east to build a civilian nuclear programme. how effective do you think something like that would be? i do not think there is any surprise there. in fact the trump administration position has essentially been as follows, iran will give up elements of its civilian nuclear programme that make that programme capable of producing a nuclear weapon. the united states have never said iran cannot have a civilian nuclear energy programme, it has just said there are elements that iran has shown to have misused, used aggressively, 60% of enriched uranium and other issues, but by pulling those elements out, iran can have a type of programme that serves the needs of the iranian people and ensure the united states and the region is not afraid. and a force europe and other places could help out. it is consistent with the us diplomatic approach throughout this year. iran's foreign minister says no talks are

planned with the us despite president trump saying negotiators were set for next week. the supreme leader said the strikes had achieved nothing. he came victory over israel and dismissed the us attack showmanship. international correspondent lyse doucet is in the iranian capital tehran - she is being allowed to report from there on condition that none of her coverage is used on the bbc's persian service, which broadcasts to the people of iran. this law from the authorities applies to all international media agencies operating in iran. here is her report. iran's state tv, the studio where the supreme leader's speeches are aired. but not today. not after israel attacked it. explosion. forcing the newsreader to flee, her desk devoured by fire. today, a fiery message

of his own from the ayatollah, said to have sheltered in a bunker during the war. translation: iran, with its iron national resolve, rejects surrender. for a country like this, the idea of surrender is laughable to anyone who truly knows the iranian nation. for now, a fragile ceasefire. tehran starts to look like itself. its infamous traffic, its beautiful bazaars. residents slowly returning to a city they left to escape the bombs. but for some, it's still a battle just to breathe. in this ward, there are civilians not soldiers. murtaza shows us his scars. he was working in the transport department when the entrance to the notorious evin prison was bombed. translation: israel lies saying

they are only hitting military and nuclear sites. they hit a prison, i was there, i was hurt, and i'm amazed countries like england, france, the us and the un don't condemn israel. the abandoned american embassy, a monument to iran's troubled relationship with the west, accused of sponsoring terrorism of trying to develop a nuclear bomb, charges tehran denies. but even inside this former embassy, a cafe serving iced americanos. amir tells me he wants to see a better relationship between america and iran. so many iranians do. but in this dark time, there's still not much light. the message in public was defiant,

but this blackened studio symbolises this dark moment in iran, the most difficult and dangerous decisions confronting the supreme leader, the most fateful choices in his nearly 40 years in power. a new, uncertain chapter in an old, long-standing war. lyse doucet, bbc news, tehran.

we want you to bring you some breaking uk political news now. where the prime minister looks set to cave into labour rebels over the government's plans for an overhaul of the welfare system. more than 120 labour mps have signed an amendment calling for the government to scrap

its proposed cuts to some disability benefits ahead of a commons vote next tuesday. now sir keir starmer has agreed to make some concessions. and porton down that counts. in a statement they said: a senior labour and pet make elia who blocked the changes says she will now support the welfare bill after the government change. so these are really important changes and shows how labour supports the most vulnerable and also this overall package is about helping people get into work which is absolutely

a call labour value. i am going to be backing it now because i think it is a good step forward and of these major changes are very welcome and we are really delighted that the government has been listening. the opposition conservative party was quick to respond. in a statement once said: the us state department says it's approved $30 million in funding for the gaza humanitarian foundation. it's the first direct us funding for the ghf, a controversial aid group that's supported by the americans and israelis. six people were killed while waiting for aid at us-israeli-backed aid sites on thursday. the united nations says more than 400 palestinians have been killed in the past month, while seeking aid from both the un and ghf operations. the ghf denies that deadly incidents have occurred in the immediate vicinity

of its aid points. in total on thursday, gaza's hamas-run civil defense agency says israeli forces killed more than 50 palestinians. one israeli airstrike - allegedly targeting hamas police - killed 18 people and injured dozens more shopping in a busy market in central gaza. the israeli military has yet to comment on the strike. in israel, mourners gathered to attend the funeral of 71-year-old israeli hostage ofra keidar. the israeli military said sunday it recovered the bodies of three hostages, including mrs keidar, in gaza more than 20 months after they were abducted by hamas militants. senior director at unrwa usa spoke to us earlier. it is a fast because this is money that basically the us is being 50% of that or more to a mercenary group based out in wyoming and another one in north carolina so the palestinians are going to see the change from that and it is unfortunate because palestinians continued to be

killed at this aid site. this is a fact, this is not a statistic, we have names, we have published names. it is unfortunate because there are 408 site that unrwa has worked and they can deliver aid. but the us government chooses to defund many of the un and non-un actors, folks are used to receive funding from the us uid are not getting funding. but $30 million of aid, let's give them the money. the argument the us is made is a distribution of aid through international organisations was being stolen by hamas. we have spoken to many organisations that have said that was not the case but if gh f at the moment is the only one able to deliver aid at scale, should international organisations be working with it? no, because they are not delivering aid because they have for distribution centres and we

have 400 distribution centres. they are shooting at palestinians. this is not aid,. the gaza humanitarian foundation is out of money. it is not identified what sources they are funding and receiving. this is the first time someone has revealed themselves to be associated with this sinister plan. my family in gussie is hurting and they need food and none of my family is going to wear the ghf is. after nearly 30 days of graphic testimony from witnesses, the prosecution made it final argument in the trial against sean 'diddy' combs. the case maintains a defendant believed he was above the law and use financial cohesion to force men and women into drug field freak office

and use the power of a celebrity to keep victims quite. he has pleaded not guilty to all charges of sex trafficking, racketeering and transportation to engage in prostitution. if found guilty, he faces the possibility of life in prison. and major news from the world of fashion, and a winter as analyses stepping down after almost 40 years. -- ana wintour. she obtained legendary status in the industry. she is believed to have been the inspiration for the hollywood film, the devil wears prada. she will remain in her other roles of global chief content officer and as vogue's global editorial director overseeing the worldwide outlook. that is our programme at this hour. thank you for watching bbc news. we have all the latest on our website. and also on out bbc app.

hello, i'm katie razzall. and i'm ros atkins. this week on the media show, we'll look at how the international media has covered the conflict between israel and iran. and as netflix releases a new documentary about the grenfell tower fire in london, we speak to its director. we'll also talk about the social media platform reddit. it's turning 20, and we're going to learn how its communities moderate themselves and how ai may change that. that's all coming up on the media show. the conflict between israel and iran has been dominating the news this week, and we've been looking at the challenges for journalists who are covering the story. on wednesday, we spoke to shaina oppenheimer from bbc monitoring in tel aviv and to shashank joshi, defence editor at the economist.